The Telegraph: Special treat: The Charlotte Street Hotel in Fitzrovia is a convivial boutique hotel with spacious rooms, a lively bar and restaurant, and is perfectly placed for the West End. Doubles from £250.

The Telegraph: Have a celebration drink at Paramount(103 New Oxford Street, WC1; 020 7420 2900; paramount.uk.net), which has 360-degree views of the West End and beyond. Booking is essential, dress smart-casual.

The Telegraph: Begin with the venerable discount theatre ticket booth, TKTS, in Leicester Square (tkts.co.uk): try to arrive well before opening time (9am) to get the best choice of shows for the evening.

The Telegraph: Walk back to Trafalgar Square and join the free 60-minute taster tour at the National Gallery (nationalgallery.org.uk), which houses the superb collection of 600 years of Western European art.